RE­VIEW Nest Cam IQ

Whether you’re trav­el­ling with­out the kids and pets, or you sim­ply want to keep an eye on your trea­sured pos­ses­sions at home, there’s a new cam­era chang­ing the game in Aus­tralia. The Nest Cam IQ ($479) pro­vides com­pre­hen­sive cov­er­age of a large area, and the 1080p HD qual­ity is bril­liant, even in the dead of night. The cam comes with an app which, based on your set­tings, can alert you to move­ment, noise or a face it doesn’t recog­nise. You can watch your home live from wher­ever you are and even talk through the in­built speak­ers to de­liv­ery driv­ers or un­wanted guests. It can also dou­ble as a Google Home thanks to an in­te­gra­tion with Google As­sis­tant. Big thumbs-up from me.